SDTA Medal tests are held in November of each dance year.  Please check the Members Only page for dates and schedules

 

The following syllabuses are available:

 

SDTA Tiny Tots Tests

 

Tiny Tots 1

1.        Bow

2.        Hands taken from 1^st position to 3^rd position and back into 1^st position

3.        Point close from 1^st position to 4^th position

4.        Toe-Heel movement (with or without elevation)

5.        Jumps in 1^st position and 4 claps.   Repeat

 

Tiny Tots 2

1.        Jumps in 1^st position

2.        Changes in 3^rd position

3.        Point close from 1^st position to 4^th position

4.        Spring points in 4^th position

5.        Toe-Heel movement (with or without elevation)

6.        Single High Cuts

7.        Pas de Basques

                        Teacher to select five from 2^nd Test.

 

Tiny Tots 3

1.        16 Pas De Basque to music

2.        High Cuts single)

3.        Pas de Basque over 1^st Sword

4.        Open Pad Se Basque over 2^nd and 4^th Sword

5.        Hop point in 2^nd position, Hop point in 3^rd position,

Hop point  in 4^th position, Hop point in 3^rd position

6.        Spring points over 2^nd Sword (with or without turning)

                        Teacher to select five from 3^rd Test.

 

Tiny Tots 4

1.        16 Pas de Basque and High cuts to music.

2.        8 shedding or 1^st Step Highland Fling

3.        Shedding RF 4 Toe-Heels 4 Claps (toe-heels with or without elevation)

4.        Shedding Turns (one foot only)

5.        Point close 1^st position to 2^nd position

6.        Arms to 1^st to 2^nd position back to 1^st position

                        Teacher will select five movements from 3^rd and 4^th test.

 

Tiny Tots 5

                        Teacher to select 3 movements from 3^rd Test and 3 movements from 4^th Test.

 

SDTA Preparatory and Preliminary Tests

 

Preparatory Test

Demonstrate without music:    

Spring Points, Single High Cuts, Toe and Heel, Pas de Basque

Movements of elevation in 1^st position (jumps)

 

Preliminary Test

6 pas de Basque and 4 single High Cuts repeated 4 times to music

Highland Fling – 1^st, 3^rd and 8^th

Each step to be demonstrated separately without music

 

Alternative Preliminary Test

6 pas de Basque and 4 single High Cuts repeated 4 times to music

Sword Dance (2 steps) – 1^st, 2^nd or 4^th

Each step to be demonstrated separately without music            

 

SDTA Highland Medal Test

 

Pre-Bronze Medal Test (one of)

Highland Fling – 4 steps

Sword – 2 slow steps and 1 quick step

 

Bronze Medal Test

Highland Fling – 4 steps

Sword – 2 slow steps and 1 quick step

 

Pre-Silver Medal Test

Highland Fling – 4 steps

Sword – 2 slow steps and 1 quick step

Basic Movements – Brushes (4 right foot, 4 left foot), Shuffles (8 times)

                        Hop Brush Beat Beat

 

Silver Medal Test

Highland Fling – 4 steps

Sword – 2 slow steps and 1 quick step

Seann Triubhas – 3 slow steps and 1 quick step

 

Pre-Gold Medal Test

Highland Fling – 4 steps

Sword – 2 slow steps and 1 quick step

Seann Triubhas – 3 slow steps and 1 quick step

Basic Movements – Backsteps, Spring point turn, Shakes (from 2^nd step Seann Truibhas),

Shake, shake, down (4^th step of Seann Truibhas)

 

Gold Medal Test

Highland Fling – 6 steps

Sword – 3 slow steps to include 4^th step (pointing) and 8^th step

                        (crossing and pointing quick step)

Seann Triubhas – 4 slow steps and 2 quick steps

Demonstrate – Strathspey Movement

 

Scottish Award Medal Test

Highland Fling – 6 steps

Sword – 3 slow steps to include 3^rd step (toe/heel) and 8^th step

               (crossing) and pointing quick step)

Seann Triubhas – 4 slow steps and 2 quick steps

Half Tulloch – 4 parts, or

                Strathspey & Highland Reel (2 & 2)

 

Scottish Award 2 Medal Test

Highland Fling – 6 steps

Sword – 3 slow steps to include 5^th step (diagonal points) and 8^th step

              (crossing & pointing quick step)

Seann Triubhas – 4 slow steps to include 2^nd step (side travel) and 2 quick steps

Strathspey & Reel of Tulloch – 2 Strathspey and 4 parts Reel

 

Scottish Award 3 Medal Test

Highland Fling – 4 steps to include the 5^th (second back-stepping) and

                        7^th alt (double shake and rock)

Sword – 3 slow steps to include 6^th (reverse points) and

                        7^th (open Pas de basque quick step)

Seann Triubhas – 4 slow to include 6^th alt (leap and shedding) and the

                        8^th (side heel and toes) and 2 quick steps

Strathspey and Highland Reel

                        2 Strathspey, Highland Reel 2 steps – 6^th (balance and round-

                        the-leg) and last (high cutting) steps

 

Scottish Award 4 Medal Test

Highland Fling – 4 steps to include the 5^th alt (second back-stepping

                        Alternate Method) step

Sword – 2 slow and 2 quick steps

Seann Triubhas – 4 slow steps to include 6^th (leap and High cut) step and the 7^th

                        alt (high cut in front and balance with shuffles) and travel step

                        2 quick steps, 14^th (heel-and-toe, shedding and back-stepping)

                        and 11^th (toe-and-heel and rock) step

Reel of Tulloch – Complete.  The 2^nd (shake and travel), 7^th (back-step and

                        Travel), 8^th (assemble and travel) and last (high cutting) step

                                                                                                must be included.

 

Scottish Award 5 Medal Test

Highland Fling – 1^st, 5^th (second back-stepping), 6^th (cross-over), and

                        8^th (last shedding).

Sword – 1^st, 2^nd (open Pas de basque), 3^rd (toe heel – finish with high

                        cuts), 8^th step (crossing and pointing quick step)

Seann Triubhas – 1^st alt (with pas de basque), 3^rd (diagonal travel).

                        4^th alt (backward travel alternate method woth travel), 7^th (high

                        cut in front and balance, danced on the spot), 13^th (heel-and-toe

                        and shedding), 15^th (back stepping)

Strathspey/Highland Reel – Strathspey – 2 steps

                        Highland Reel – 4 steps, 2^nd (shake and travel), 7^th (back-step

                        and travel), 10^th (shuffle) and last (high cutting)

 

STDA National Medal Tests

 

Pre-Bronze – One Dance tests

The Scottish Lilt – 4 steps

Flora MacDonald’s Fancy – 4 steps

 

Bronze

The Scottish Lilt – 4 steps

Flora MacDonald’s Fancy – 4 steps

 

Silver

The Scottish Lilt – 4 steps

Flora MacDonald’s Fancy – 4 steps

Wilt Thou go to Barracks, Johnny  – 4 steps

 

Gold

Flora MacDonald’s Fancy

                        1^st, 3^rd  (diagonal travel), 5^th (hop brush beat beat) and 6^th (last step)

Wilt Thou go to Barracks, Johnny

                        1^st, 3^rd (point-backstep), 5^th (high cut action), 8^th (last step)

Highland Laddie

                        1^st, 3^rd (shuffles), 4^th (heel/toe travel), 6^th (last step)

 

Scottish Award

Highland Laddie

                        1^st, 2^nd (point & extend), 5^th (brush & travel), 6^th (last step)

Blue Bonnets

                        1^st, 2^nd (retire skip), 5^th (high cut in front), 6^th (last step)

Scotch Measure

                        1^st, 2^nd (brush/assemble), 5^th (pas de basque), 6^th (last step)

 

Scottish Award 2

Blue Bonnets

                        1^st, 3^rd (assemble & travel), 4^th (slide & glide), 6^th (last step)

Scotch Measure

                        1^st, 3^rd (plie/turn), 4^th (skip change of step), 6^th (last step)

Village Maid

                        1^st, 2^nd (Russian Bouree-4 times), 5^th (Seven-step slide travel), 6^th (last step)

 

Scottish Award 3

Village Maid

                        1^st, 3^rd (hop & travel), 4^th (hop & bourree), 6^th (last step)

Earl of Errol

                        1^st, 2^nd  (double treble), 3^rd hop & travel), 6^th (last step)

Hebridean Laddie

                        1^st, 2^nd (assemble step close), 3^rd (hop point beat beat), 8^th (last step)